913  
CDUS42 KCHS 172111  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
511 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 91 1000 AM 97 1925 88 3 88  
MINIMUM 82 400 AM 70 1920 77 5 83  
AVERAGE 87 82 5 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.38 1940 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.97 2.70 0.27 2.10  
SINCE JUN 1 5.38 7.55 -2.17 3.95  
SINCE JAN 1 12.04 21.24 -9.20 15.66  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 22 18 4 21  
MONTH TO DATE 335 291 44 301  
SINCE JUN 1 812 719 93 804  
SINCE JAN 1 1296 1106 190 1319    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 98 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 68 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 828 PM EDT  
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 827 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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